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SubjectRe: [PATCH 08/25] x86/sgx: Make SGX IPI callback available internally
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Hi Jarkko,

On 12/4/2021 3:00 PM, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 01, 2021 at 11:23:06AM -0800, Reinette Chatre wrote:
>> The ETRACK instruction followed by an IPI to all CPUs within an enclave
>> is a common pattern with more frequent use in support of SGX2.
>>
>> Make the (empty) IPI callback function available internally in
>> preparation for more usages.
>
> Please, just describe the usages that this is needed for so that
> there is zero guesswork required.

The reader is not required to guess. The first paragraph states that
SGX2 also uses the ETRACK flow that relies on this function. What if I
replace "for more usages" by "for usage by SGX2"?

Reinette

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